Interstate closed for chemical offload

Officials temporarily closed a section of Interstate 85 for the offloading of hydrogen chloride from a leaking truck at the weigh station near mile marker nine on Wednesday, May 14, 2014.

A worker in a protective suit signals a thumbs-up on Wednesday as hydrogen chloride begins transferring to a new truck after a leaking truck closed the weigh station near mile marker nine on Interstate 85.

A section of Interstate 85 was shut down on Wednesday as workers verified that the process of offloading hydrogen chloride from a leaking truck was going well.

Hazardous materials technicians watch as workers in protective suits prepare to offload hydrogen chloride from a truck that was leaking the chemical at the weigh station near mile marker 9 on Interstate 85 on Wednesday.

A hazardous material technician carries a protective suit worn by a worker at the weigh station near mile marker 9 on Interstate 85 on Wednesday. The offloading of the hazardous chemical hydrogen chloride from a leaking truck came more than 48 hours after the truck pulled off of the interstate due to the leak.

A worker in a protective suit flashes a thumbs-up on Wednesday to signal a good connection between a truck leaking hydrogen chloride gas and a new truck used to offload the hazardous chemical at the weigh station near mile marker nine on Interstate 85.

Workers prepare to offload hydrogen chloride from a truck leaking the chemical at the weigh station near mile marker nine on Interstate 85 on Wednesday.

Workers prepare to offload hydrogen chloride from a truck leaking the chemical at the weigh station near mile marker nine on Interstate 85 on Wednesday.

A worker in a protective suit flashes a thumbs-up on Wednesday to signal a good connection between a truck leaking hydrogen chloride gas and a new truck used to offload the hazardous chemical at the weigh station near mile marker nine on Interstate 85.

Workers prepare to offload hydrogen chloride from a truck leaking the chemical at the weigh station near mile marker nine on Interstate 85 on Wednesday.

Traffic flows along a section of Interstate 85 that was shut down on Wednesday as workers verified that the process of offloading hydrogen chloride from a leaking truck was going well.

Workers prepare to offload hydrogen chloride from a truck leaking the chemical at the weigh station near mile marker nine on Interstate 85 on Wednesday.